Genesis

Who wrote it

[!NOTE] Need to do more research into why scholars believe it is written by Moses. Who else could have written it? What is the confidence level? Does it matter?

It is generally assumed that Genesis was written by Moses, making it the first of the five books he wrote, which are referred to as the Torah or the Pentateuch.

When was it written

What time period does it cover

Transmission between events and writing

Specific textual criticism

What literary styles are found

[!NOTE] Write a brief description of literary styles and link it here.

For the most part Genesis is written using the “historical narrative” literary style, with the key exception being Genesis 1:1 - 2:3, which are written using the “poetry” literary style. This has caused much debate over the years regarding the age of the earth. As with all such debate, those on the extreme ends of the spectrum make the mistake of turning a secondary issue into a primary issue.

[!NOTE] Link to this article once it is written.

I will address the age of the earth in a separate article.